The Sentara Cancer Network has been at the forefront of making these cancer advances available in Hampton Roads.

Highly skilled physicians and staff, advanced technology and treatments, and a focus on quality have resulted in accomplishments such as a compliance standard for 12-node sampling in colon cancer surgeries, reconstructive surgeries to improve the quality of life for head and neck cancer patients, and efforts for early outreach to women who are at the highest risk for breast cancer.

Quality Highlights

First system in Virginia to be accredited as a Network Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons' Commission of Cancer

Six comprehensive breast centers

Multidisciplinary cancer conferences, where physicians from across medical disciplines contribute their specialized expertise

A coordinated cancer registry compiles data from multiple sites of care within the Sentara Cancer Network

Annual Reports

You can read more about these topics, as well as the accompanying clinical data, in the Sentara Cancer Network annual reports.